The taking of Getty oil: Pennzoil, Texaco, and the takeover battle that made history

As the head of a sprawling oil empire, J. Paul Getty was once the world's richest man. But by 1984, eight years after his death, Getty's legacy was in tatters: his children were locked in a bitter feud over the family trust and the company he founded was riven by boardroom turmoil.

Then Pennzoil made an agreement with Getty's son, Gordon, to purchase Getty Oil.

It was a done deal - until Texaco swooped in to claim the $10 billion prize.

What followed was an epic legal battle that pit 'good ole boy' J.

Hugh Liedtke of Pennzoil against the Wall Street brokers behind Texaco's offer.

The scandalous details of the case would shock the business world and change the landscape of the oil industry forever.